Biblical Sound and Sense: Poetic Sound Patterns in Proverbs 10-29
(Paperback, NIPPOD)
Publishing Details
Biblical Sound and Sense: Poetic Sound Patterns in Proverbs 10-29
By (Author) Thomas p. McCreesh
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
1st November 2009
NIPPOD
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
223.706
Physical Properties
Paperback
164
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
The first chapter of this unusual and instructive work shows how the study of sound patterns in Old Testament Hebrew poetry is integral to the investigation of bublical poetry. Then several chapters describe and systematize the sound patterns, beginning with simpler examples of assonance and alliteration. The analysis gradually moves on to more complex configurations which link words and phrases, emphasize key words, mark off syntactical and semantic units, and highlight word repetition and word play. A relationship between sound pattern and meaning in each proverb is shown throughout.
